Monash University has recently established a new centre for co-designing and developing assistive technology with people with disabilities, focusing on emerging technologies such as AI and robotics.
The Monash Assistive Technology and Society (MATS) Centre, which started in 2023, is led by assistive technology researchers and social scientists from the university's Faculties of Information...
Surgo Health, a technology and public benefit corporation creating a socio-behavioral analytics platform, has partnered with Melinda Gates' Pivotal and SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios to launch the Youth Mental Health Tracker, a database on youth mental health and wellbeing in the U.S.
The tracker is a data platform designed to highlight where steps need to be taken to address young people's...
John Hancock announced it is offering the newest Apple Watch models to eligible life insurance customers who participate in its Vitality Program, which rewards customers for engaging in activities that promote a healthy lifestyle.
Vitality PLUS customers who take part in the Apple Watch program are required to make an initial payment of $25 plus tax and pay the remaining balance monthly over two...
Researchers from South Korea have built machine learning-based models that can predict mood episodes using only sleep and circadian rhythm data from wearable devices.
The team comprised researchers from the Institute for Basic Sciences (IBS), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and Korea University College of Medicine.
FINDINGS
In a study, which findings were published in...
KeyCare, maker of a virtual care platform built with the Epic EHR, is partnering with virtual psychiatry and therapy platform Array Behavioral Care to allow Array's mental health providers to access patient's health records across the continuum of care in order to optimize individual outcomes for patients based on their needs.
Array is a national virtual behavioral health provider that offers...
U.K.-based Vitality, which offers tools to promote positive behavioral change in patients, announced its acquisition of U.S.-based coaching platform WellSpark.
WellSpark was formed out of EmblemHealth, one of the largest nonprofit health insurers in America, and provides employers with a coaching platform that leverages science, technology and human connection.
Vitality, also known as Vitality...
Digital mental health company Headspace and World of Hyatt are collaborating to offer Hyatt hotel guests and Headspace members a five-episode video series dubbed Science Behind Sleep that provides tips on improving one's quality of sleep while traveling.
The videos were filmed at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., and highlight sleep's role in maintaining overall...
Editor's note: This article has been updated with a quote from Rula.
Rula announced that its network of more than 10,000 mental health providers will now be available to Amazon customers through Amazon's Health Conditions Programs.
Rula connects patients with mental healthcare professionals and offers extensive support during multiple steps of a patient's mental health experience.
The digital...
Recovery.com, a marketplace-style platform for patients and mental health professionals, has garnered $5 million in funding from Jason Krantz, the founder and executive chairman of data analytics company Definitive Healthcare.
The recent funding brings Krantz's total investment in the company to $15 million. He will join Recovery.com's board of directors.
"Recovery.com is a company I cofounded...
CredibleMind, a digital mental health platform that captures data to drive outcomes in behavioral health, has secured $7.5 million in Series A funding led by Horizon Mutual Holdings.
WHAT IT DOES
CredibleMind's AI platform scans, arranges and personalizes tens of thousands of expert-curated resources across over one hundred mental health subjects.
The platform creates a custom-made digital...
